BAM Wins 4 Contracts in Luxembourg

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BAM Lux, a subsidiary of BAM’s Walloon company Galère, has won four contracts with a combined construction value of more than €25 million. The most extensive project concerns the concrete works for the office tower of the European Commission’s new complex in Luxembourg (Netherlands). This scheme, named Jean Monnet 2, has been commissioned by the Luxembourg building agency, Administration des Bâtiments Publics. The Jean Monnet 2 building complex will house the services of the European Commission in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The office center will accommodate around 3,500 employees and is located in Luxembourg-Kirchberg. It comprises a 24-story office … Read more

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Netherlands Municipality Officials Sign Vijfsluizen Project Agreement

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The municipality of Vlaardingen and Heijmans have signed a letter of intent for the development of the former Vijfsluizen sports park. Heijmans intends to develop and construct between 300 and 400 homes at that location. The project’s value is expected to be in the €80 million to €100 million range and will become a new district within the municipality of Vlaardingen, located in the Netherlands. Heijmans is planning to transform the former sports park into a sustainable and future-proof district with primarily ground-floor homes and apartments. Heijmans will also transform the old Shell sports building at this site and give … Read more

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Fluor-Led A27/A1 Motorways Widening Project Opens to Traffic in the Netherlands

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Fluor Corporation’s project to widen and upgrade A27/A1 motorways in the Netherlands has officially opened to traffic. The upgraded motorways connect Utrecht North and the Eemnes Junction, as well as the A1 motorway between the Eemnes Junction and the Bunschoten-Spakenburg connection. The project was awarded in 2016 by the directorate-general for infrastructure and water management of the Netherlands [Rijkswaterstaat] to the 3Angle B.V. special purpose company, comprising Fluor, 3i Infrastructure and Heijmans Capital. Construction of more than 23 kilometers (14.3 miles) of motorway has now been completed, increasing the A27 to two three-lane traffic lanes and the A1 motorway to … Read more

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Printing Starts for World’s First 3-D Printed Cycle Bridge in Netherlands

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On June 16, BAM Infra, one of Royal BAM Group’s operating companies in the Netherlands, began to 3-D print the world’s first fully structurally pre-stressed concrete cycle bridge. This cycle bridge has been developed by BAM Infra in cooperation with TU Eindhoven and is part of Gemert Noord-Om, a project being carried out for the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant. Gemert Noord-Om is a northern ring road that links Boekelseweg road (N605) and the N272 road which runs to the southeast of Gemert. Less waste, fewer scarce raw materials The bridge will be eight meters long and, by using 3-D printing, … Read more

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